Aizawl, Oct 31: Mizoram being the smallest among the five northeastern states is set for the upcoming Assembly polls.

The 2018 elections in the north-eastern state were swept by MNF, who won 26 seats in the 40-member state assembly.

This time, the elections in Mizoram will be interesting and triangular fight will be expected.

Mizoram is a christian dominated state and Mizo National Front (MNF) has been currently ruling the state and has decided to contest the election alone.

Earlier, MNF was a part of NDA, but broke their ties after the Manipur ethnic violence.

Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) was a distant second with 8 seats while Congress grabbed five seats and BJP won a solitary seat. Mizoram is the second-least populated state in the country, and in 2018 had around 7.4 lakh electors.

The West Tuipui constituency, one among the five seats that the Congress won, was the grand old party’s biggest win in the state. Congress’ Nihar Kanti Chakma got 5,943 votes and defeated BJP’s Kina Ranjan Chakma by 2,385 votes.

MNF’s K Pachhunga got almost 6,000 votes to make quick work of Congress’ R Lalnunthara to court the Lunglei South seat. The difference between the two was 2,441 votes.

The Siaha seat saw the third-most lop-sided contest in the last Mizoram assembly elections with a winning margin of 2,468 votes.

MNF’s Dr K Beichhua courted almost half the votes in the constituency to move far ahead of the second-placed Congress leader S Hiato.

The contest in the capital Aizawl East-I seat was a testament to the popularity of the current CM Zoramthanga who got over 8300 votes, 2504 votes more than the runner up independent candidate K Sapdanga.

Lalruatkima of MNF who is currently the minister for Rural Development Information & Public Relation and Land Revenue & Settlement Department, was the biggest victor of the last election.

He was 2,720 votes ahead in the Aizawl West Ii constituency from the runner up of Congress’ Lalmalsawma Nghaka.

The ruling MNF, main opposition Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), Congress and BJP have decided to contest all the 40 seats on their own

Elections to the 40-member Mizoram assembly will be held on November 7 and counting of votes will take place on December 3.

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